The reference game didn’t end there for Svidler. When Gustaffson said he didn’t get the reference, Svidler quoted the Yugi-Oh: The Abridged Series by saying, “That’s because you don’t play children’s card games. And you probably shouldn’t start playing children’s card games suddenly.”

Svidler, who is ranked 21st in the world, is an avid Hearthstone fan. In the past, he has challenged fellow chess players to games of Hearthstone after discovering them in online chess platforms.

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